Copying Files to a Remote Tape Device

How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device (tar and dd)

The following prerequisites must be met to use a remote tape drive:

The local host name and optionally, the user name of the user doing
the copy, must appear in the remote system's /etc/hosts.equiv file. Or, the
user doing the copy must have his or her home directory accessible on
the remote machine, and have the local machine name in $HOME/.rhosts.